Deadline: 1-Mar-23
The Ontario Arts Council is seeking applications for its Media Arts Organizations: Operating grant program.
Purpose
The program supports the ongoing operations of not-for-profit, professional media arts organizations in Ontario.
Priorities
The program’s priority is to support organizations that demonstrate a consistent commitment to Ontario’s professional media artists, the media arts infrastructure and their role in the region.
Funding Information
- Grants range from $25,000 to over $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for operating support your organization must:
- Be an Ontario not-for-profit corporation or a federal not-for-profit corporation with the head office in Ontario.
- Be led by professional personnel.
- Have completed at least two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming in its community as of the application date. (An organization that does not meet this requirement may instead apply for project funding.)
- Have a range of revenue sources such as private and government.
- Be governed by a board of directors or an advisory body solely responsible for the organization.
- Have community support and involvement demonstrated through one or more of the following: membership, fundraising and volunteer involvement
- Have proof of sound financial management.
- Be registered through the Canadian Arts Database / Données sur les arts au Canada (CADAC).
- Submit verification of financial results of the last completed fiscal year. The type of financial statement they require depends on the amount of your grant, as follows:
- Grants over $50,000: audited financial statements required.
- Grants over $25,000: review engagement (or, if available, audited financial statements).
- Grants of $25,000 and under: unaudited financial statements (or, if available, audited financial statements or review engagement).
- Unaudited financial statements should be prepared using the format of the CADAC accounting template, along with a guide to its use.
- If you do not provide the type of financial statement required, OAC will reduce your grant request or awarded grant amount to an eligible level.
- New applicants must:
- Have at least $75,000 in total revenues for the last completed year, and in projected revenues for the current and request years.
- Consult with the program officer at least one month before the deadline to be considered for an invitation to the program.
- This process will involve one or more discussions between OAC and the potential applicant to determine its eligibility to and fit with the program, what grant amount to request, and other particulars.
Important
If your organization is within a multi-purpose institution (that is, a multidisciplinary arts organization), you must clearly demonstrate your independence by being able to fulfill all OAC eligibility requirements separately and distinctly from the multi-purpose institution.
Ineligible Applicants
- Non-arts organizations.
- Municipalities, colleges and/or universities.
For more information, visit Ontario Arts Council.